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Florida’s ‘Secret’ Formulas to Calculate Release Dates May Be Trapping People in Prison

The ACLU’s ongoing battle to force the Florida Department of Corrections to release the formulas it uses to calculate release dates for imprisoned people.

Jerry Iannelli May 20, 2021